Mike Cross (politician)
Michael or Mike Cross may refer to: * Michael Cross (1942–2022), British Royal Air Force officer * Michael Cross (painter) (fl. 1633–1660), Anglo-Spanish painter and copyist * Mike Cross (musician) (born 1946), American singer-songwriter and musician * Mike Cross (politician) (1944–2013), American businessman and politician in Louisiana * Mike Cross, American guitarist with Sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...

Michael Cross
Group Captain William Michael Cross OBE (1942 – 9 November 2022) was a British Royal Air Force officer who was Chief of Staff of the Air Cadet Organisation. He retired from the post in 2006. Trek to the South Pole On 17 January 2003 Mike Cross, aged 60, became the eldest person to travel to the South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole or 90th Parallel South, is one of the two points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipod ... and, along with his son William Cross, became the first diabetes sufferer to reach the South Pole. Michael and his son William are also the first father and son team to make the journey. Personal life and death Cross died on 9 November 2022, at the age of 80. References 1942 births 2022 deaths Royal Air Force Air Cadets Royal Air Force officers University at Buffalo alumni {{RAF-bio-stub ...
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Michael Cross (painter)
Michael Cross () was a Spanish painter and copyist active mainly in England.Bracken 2004, n.p. Life The painter Michael Cross, of unknown parentage, place of birth, and training, obtained great renown as a copyist in the reign of Charles I of England, Charles I. He is doubtless identical with Miguel de la Cruz, a painter at Madrid, who in 1633 executed copies for Charles I of the principal pictures in the royal galleries at Madrid, in memory of Charles's visit to Spain. According to some authorities he died early, but he was employed by Charles I to copy pictures in Italy, and a story has been handed down that while at Venice he copied a Madonna (art), Madonna by Raphael in San Marco so accurately that he was able to substitute his copy for the original picture and bring the original back to England as his own handiwork. There does not seem, however, to be any record of any such picture by Raphael at Venice, and it is not likely that Charles I would be so easily duped. This ...
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Mike Cross (musician)
Mike Cross (born October 25, 1946 in Maryville, Tennessee) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His music blends rock, country, pop and folk. Signed to prominent label Sugar Hill (notable for releases by Doc Watson, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ... and numerous others), Cross enjoys a strong fan following at live performances across the nation. Best known for his humorous songs such as "The Scotsman," his catalog features a wide variety of musical genres and moods. Discography References External linksOfficial WebsiteBlade Agency Website
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Mike Cross (politician)
Michael or Mike Cross may refer to: * Michael Cross (1942–2022), British Royal Air Force officer * Michael Cross (painter) (fl. 1633–1660), Anglo-Spanish painter and copyist * Mike Cross (musician) (born 1946), American singer-songwriter and musician * Mike Cross (politician) (1944–2013), American businessman and politician in Louisiana * Mike Cross, American guitarist with Sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...